The daredevil also broke some non-digital records, including the highest jump from a platform (128,100 feet), the longest distance freefall (119,846 feet) and the maximum vertical velocity (833.9 mph or Mach 1.24), the post added. This last distinction makes Baumgartner the first human to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft.

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